Anambra state special
anti-child trafficking task force has uncovered two baby factories where
pregnant teenage girls are kept till child birth and their children are in turn
sold.
The baby factories
were discovered in Obosi community of Idemili North local government and
Onitsha by the task force led by the state commissioner for Women and Children
Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue.
It was gathered that
the rescued teenage girls were kept in the facility to keep their pregnancy a
secret.
“They are not properly
fed because the home only managed to feed them to avoid much spending as they
are only interested in having the baby.
“It will also pay off
for the young mother after delivery even if it is always a token,” a source The
Nation.
“The operators deal
majorly with unwanted pregnancies by young girls outside wedlock and they come
here to avoid being exposed until after delivery.
“Some indigent girls
are lured with money by management of some baby homes and impregnated by men
under the payroll of the baby homes,” the source further revealed.
The manager of the
home was reportedly arrested by the special task force who promised to launch
an investigation.